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Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 March 2010. It was answered by Dan Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Departmental Legal Costs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department and its predecessors have spent in (a) legal fees and (b) compensation on legal cases concerning remuneration of its employees in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

There have been no legal cases wholly concerning remuneration of employees brought against the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs or its executive agencies for the past four years. DEFRA is not able to provide data for any period prior to this. There are a number of cases concerning remuneration currently in progress but figures for these are not yet available as proceedings are still active.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1499W; 322059
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Legal costs
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk